Sill-bar.



BEST AL/"EZLAELE COPY Gr. M. VOLTZ.

SILL BAR.

APPLIOATION rum) NOV. 29, 1909.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Q m mb mi xxx xx GEORGE M. VOLTZ, OF ST. JOSEPH, MISSOURI.

SILL-BAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 9, 1910.

Application filed November 29, 1909. Serial No. 530,516.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE M. VoLrz, citizen of the United States,residing at St. J oseph, in the county of Buchanan and State ofMissouri, have invented a new and useful Sill-Bar, of which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to an improvementin sill bars, and althoughespecially adapted for use in connection with store windows, it can beemployed with equal success with windows forother purposes.

It is a well known fact that steam generated in the interior of a roomwill accumulate on the inside of the glass, and the condensation willtrickle down the window to the sill bar, and as there is no outlet forthe same in the constructions now generally employed, the water willaccumulate on and around the said sill bar.

The principal object of this invention is to provide a novelconstruction of sill bar whereby the water of condensation may readilypass from the inside to the outside.

Another object of the invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will securely clamp the glass in posi tion, is simple inconstruction, and may be conveniently assembled or disassembled.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a sill bar of thecharacter described, which is composed of a minimum number of parts, andis consequently cheap to manufacture.

lVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists in theconstruction, and novel combination of parts hereinafter fullydescribed, illustrated in the accompanying drawing, and pointed out inthe claims hereto appended; it being understood that Various changes inthe form, proportion, size, and minor details of construction, withinthe scope of the claims, may be resorted to without departing from thespirit or sacrificing any of the advantages of the invention.

In the drawingz Figure 1 is a detail perspective View of the inventionshowing a portion of plate glass arranged therein. Fig. 2 is a verticaltransverse sectional view through the same. Fig. 3 is a perspective Viewof the carrier tube. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the clamping plate.

Like reference numerals designate corresponding parts in all the figuresof the drawing.

Referring to the drawing, the invention comprises a sill bar 5 having anupstanding longitudinal rail or flange 6 which is arranged along theinner edge thereof, and is preferably secured thereto by rivets 7 orother suitable fastening means. Arranged on the sill bar and adjacentthe rail, is a pane-receiving carrier tube 8 having a longitudinal slot9, which is formed by bending one edge of the tube longitudinally toform an inclined lip 10, which projects outwardly and upwardly over therail 6, the said slot being adapted to receive a pane of glass 11. Thecarrier tube is interiorly provided at the juncture of the lip 10 with aplurality of spaced depressions 12. These depressions are made in theangular engaging edge of the tube and press the material outwardly. Thecarrier tube is further provided with a plurality of transverse curvedslots 13 which are formed therein partially around the bottom oppositethe opening 9, and are preferably arranged in alinement with thedepressions 12, being equal in number thereto.

Associated with the sill bar 5 and the carrier tube 8, is a retaining 0rclamping plate 14. This plate is arranged longitudinally of the sillbar, and comprises a longitudinal base portion 15 which engages the bar5, the said portion terminating in a downwardly extending lip 16 whichextends over and engages the outer longitudinal edge of the bar. Theplate is curved upwardly and inwardly from the base portion 15 to forman intermediate wall 17 which is substantially parallel with and spacedfrom the bar 5. This plate then extends upwardly and inwardly in acurved line to form the main clamping portion 18, the longitudinal edgethereof being arranged to bear upon and engage the free edge 9* of thecarrier tube. The clamping plate is provided with a plurality ofopenings 20 which are preferably arranged in alinement with thedepression 12 and the slots 13 of the carrier tube. These openings arearranged in the base portion 15 and the curved portion of the wall 17,the bottom walls of the openings being arranged flush with the top ofthe sill bar 5. A plurality of screws 21 for securing the clamping platein position, are arranged to pierce the wall 17, and engage the sill bar5.

From the foregoing, it will be readily apparent that the glass is firstpositioned within the carrier tube. The clamping plate is then appliedto the sill bar in the described position, and the screws 21 adjusted sothat the clamping plate will be caused to tightly press upon the freeedge 9 of the carrier tube and thereby clamp the plate glass within thesaid tube. In practice, the water of condensation will flow down theglass and along the lip 10 of the carrier tube, until it reaches one ofthe depressions 12 through which it passes into the said tube. The waterwill then pass from the tube through the slots 13 thereof and under theclamping plate, and thence to the outside of the window through theopenings 20. It will be noted that between the depressions 12, the bentinner edge of the carrier tube where it joins with the lip is caused tofirmly engage the glass, and generally the water of condensation willonly find an outlet into the tube through the said depressions. Theclamping plate may be caused to engage the outerside of the carrier tubewith greater pressure by turning the screws 21, which be- 7 ing mountedin the intermediate wall 17, and spaced from the sill bar, permit acertain measure of adjustment.

What I claim is 1. A pane-receiving tube having a slot along one side toreceive the pane of glass within the same, one edge of the tube at theslot being caused to engage with one face of the pane, and the otheredge being bent outwardly to form an inclined lip, the said tubeengaging with the pane at the base of the lip, and depressions formed inthe tube at the point where the lip joins therewith, and means forholding the tube in place.

2. A window structure comprising a sill bar, a longitudinally slottedcarrier tube having one edge bent to form an upwardly and outwardlyprojecting longitudinal lip, the tube being provided with a plurality ofdepressions interiorly formed at the juncture of the tube and lip, and aplate for clamping the carrier tube, the said plate being secured to thesill bar and provided with a depending lip which engages one edge of thesill bar.

3. A window structure comprising a sill bar, a longitudinally slottedcarrier tube having one edge bent to form an outwardly projectinglongitudinal lip, the tube being provided with a plurality ofdepressions interiorly arranged at the juncture of the tube and the lip,the tube being also provided with a plurality of spaced transverse slotswhich are respectively arranged in alinement with the said depressions,and a plate for clamping the carrier tube, the said plate being securedto the sill bar and provided with a series of outlet openings.

4. A window structure comprising a sill bar, a longitudinally slottedcarrier tube having one edge bent to form an upwardly and outwardlyprojecting longitudinal lip, the tube being provided with a plurality ofdepressions interiorly arranged at the juncture of the tube and the lip,the tube being also provided with a plurality of spaced transverse slotswhich are respectively arranged in alinement with the said depressions,a plate for clamping the carrier tube, the said plate being providedwith a longitudinal base portion which engages the sill bar, the saidportion terminating in a downwardly extending lip which extends over andengages one edge of the said bar, the plate being curved upwardly andinwardly from the base portion to form a spaced intermediate wall, andprovided with a plurality of openings which communicate with the spaceunder the plate, the said plate terminating in an upwardly and inwardlycurved clamping portion, arranged upon and engaging the carrier tube,and screws engaging the plate and the'sill bar for clampingthe said tubecarrier.

5. A window structure, comprising a sill bar, a pane-receiving tubemounted thereon and having a longitudinal slot therein to receiveoneedge of the pane of glass, and a clamping plate for holding the tubeon the sill bar, said clamping plate including a raised intermediatewall, a clamping portion, and screws arranged within the raised wall andadapted to force the clamping portion against one wall of the tube andclamp the same against the glass.

In testimony, that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have heretoafiixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE M. VOLTZ.

Witnesses:

JOHN HooHENAnnR, BLANOHE M. VOLTZ.

